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IELTS Reading - History of the Steam Engine

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention was the first to use moving parts.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

2.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention allowed steam power to be converted to electric power.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

3.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention was the single biggest step in development.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

4.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention was a simple solution to an industrial problem.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

5.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention was the first continuous power source.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

6.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention first used a method still in use now.

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

7.

Match this statement with the correct person:


His invention allowed a much greater degree of control

a)

Thomas Savery

b)

Thomas Newcomen

c)

James Watt

d)

Charles A Parsons

8.

Complete the summary sentence using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.


The miner's friend used condensed steam to _____, which sucked water from mines.

a)

heat the water

b)

fill the chamber

c)

form a vacuum

d)

spray cold water

9.

Complete the summary sentence using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.


Newcomen _____ using a piston and cylinder instead of an open boiler.

a)

replaced the vacuum

b)

repeated the process

c)

connected a beam

d)

increased efficiency

10.

Complete the summary sentence using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.


1769: separating heating and cooling processes meant no more _____ between power strokes

a)

long pause

b)

reheating the condenser

c)

sealed cylinders

d)

separate condenser

11.

Complete the summary sentence using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.


It became easier to _____ through the use of the flywheel.

a)

create load

b)

power machinery

c)

deliver power

d)

work rapidly

12.

Complete the summary sentence using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.


Nineteenth century: steam power _____ for use in various means of transport.

a)

speeded up

b)

declined in popularity

c)

was successfully adapted

d)

evolved dramatically